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We can thank little Tommy Daschle and his airline lobbyist wife.

ebnelson — 4/9/2002 2:16:12 PM (archived)

She gets paid, he gets votes and victories, and we get to pay forever for the Post Office taking over security.
Ed

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A brand new baby rathole is born. - Tom Brosz - 4/8/2002 11:41:40 AM
- I'm pretty sure Bush Jr has other messes which have a higher priority right now - E.P. Grondine - 4/9/2002 7:27:50 PM
  - Re: other messes - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2002 6:23:03 PM
    - OK I'll try... - Scott - 4/9/2002 7:13:09 PM
- Did you think it would be cheap? n/t (n/t) - alcaray - 4/9/2002 6:06:29 PM
  - Don't you see what they're doing? - Tom Brosz - 4/9/2002 6:20:28 PM
    - Supply and Demand - Larry J - 4/9/2002 7:03:29 PM
- We can thank little Tommy Daschle and his airline lobbyist wife. - ebnelson - 4/9/2002 2:16:12 PM
  - What is this, "how far we can distort history day"? - Bowser - 4/9/2002 3:55:58 PM
    - No, the dims whined and whined and held up all action on airport security - ebnelson - 4/9/2002 6:19:59 PM
- precisely as I'd predicted... - p - 4/9/2002 1:46:48 PM

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